Practice time at the driving range is important - use it wisely.
By Peter Cunningham
As the saying goes practice makes perfect and in golf you certainly need to practice. The best place to practice is on the golf course, however this is not always faesibly possible due to commitments, time constraints etc. This is where the driving range or practice area at your golf course come in. You can get some very valuable practice time in at these areas and work on the aspects of your game which are problematic to you.

When you go to the driving range or practice area though you need to ensure that you get value for your time, there are so many times that I go to the practice range and see golfers hitting away at each ball like a robot with the exact same club - normally the driver. Whilst this can be good for you as it can help build muscle memory it is not really that good for your game, how many times on the course do you actually hit your driver, it certainly wont be 50, 75, 100 times or more like it is at the driving range. The making of a good golfer is not how long or straight you can hit the ball it is the variety of shots that you are able to perform.

If you are at the driving range you are probably reducing your array of shots you have at your disposal. On the course there is only really one club which you are definately going to be using on each and every hole - that is your putter, therefore this is one aspect which you need to practice a lot on. As the saying goes - drive for show and putt for dough.

Whilst at the driving range you need to practice as many different types of shot as possible, full swings, half swings, quarter swings, chipping,